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jROM the mouth of the Saco River eastward to Front's Neck stretches a wide ribbon of sea- 
beach curving like a mighty long-bow. Sections of this great sand highway are known by 
various local titles, but about four miles of it — where at low tide the hard, fine sand is 
nearly one-quarter of a mile wide — bears the famous name of Old Orchard — the best-known 
and most popular bathing beach in New England. 

In l(j38 near the head of Goose Fare Brook, the western boundary of this section of beach, 
Thomas Rogers planted the first orchard in Maine. For more than one hundred and fifty 
years the apple trees existed, hence the name of Old Orchard as attached to the adjacent 
beach. 1 Hiring the early Colonial times the houses of the settlers along the shore were fretiuently attacked by 
the Indians and the sands were often reddened with their blood. 

As the longest, widest and most solid sand beach of New England, Old Orchard early became known and 
appreciated by health and pleasure seekers. The town now includes many permanent homes as well as 
hundreds of summer cottages, scores of hotels, restaurants and boarding houses. During the summer season its 
population rapidly increases to rival that of the prosperous cities in the immediate vicinity. 

Old Orchard Beach is remarkably free from undertow or treacherous quicksands, and bathing accidents are 
comparativel)- unknown. The solid, sandy beach presents a hard surface as the waves recede, and at every low 
tide becomes a natural highway lor horse and motor carriages and a promenade for thousands of onlookers 
and happy bathers. 

It is frequented not only by the tired toilers and business men from neighboring cities, but by thousands of 
pleasure-seekers from other States and from Canada, who annually make a pilgrimage here to recuperate with 
the aid of Old Ocean and the health-giving atmosphere. 

A short way back from the beach is the Old Orchard Camp Ground where 10,000 worshippers can be 
accommodated, and often are. Here several religious movements have received their initial inspiration and here 
earnest workers return each summer to renew their allegiance to their chosen line of endeavor. 

As the years go by. Old Orchard gains rather than loses in popularity. Other resorts seem to have their ups 
and downs, but this great popular bathing-place is pre-eminent in the splendid opportunity it affords for behold- 
ing the great gray ocean in its most lovable moods. It never loses its freshness or interest to those who have 
once felt its seductive charm. 

Published by L. H. NELSON COMPANY, Portland, Maine, 
Proprietors of Nelson's International Series of Souvenir Books. 

Copyrif^llf, I'.luii, liy L. H. NELSON CO. 




HOTELS AND I'lEK, OLD ORCHARD 
Tliis view, Ii.okiiig towaiil the iK-ean, shows the Ohl Orchard Hnuse at the exM^<ii(5 left, the Velvet anil Seashore House in the center, and the great steel pier 

liuilt out into the ocean on sturd.v pillars for w.ire than one-third of a mile, at the ri);ht. 




LOOKINIi FRUM STATION TOWARD I'lEK 

At the k'l't -.ne the hotels AlliLTtii ami Velri't ; at the liyiit tlie Sfashort- Hoi'se. Next to the lieaeh itself, this section of stieet is the favoiite in-omeiuule and 

louiijxing place lor the summer multitnde. 




OLD ORCHAKIJ SIHKKT AKOVK STATION 
In the foregi-ouml is the terminus nf the sijlencUU trolley system conncitint; Old Virc-li;!^! Beach with the nearby cities nf lihldeford and Sam, and «ith 

distant I'uvthnid. 




OLD ORCHARD STREET, LOOKING TdWARD PIER 

(ilil OroliMiil's iiiiiui|i:il :im\ busiest thoroughfare. It is thronged daily during the snnnner season with thousands of visitors, 
it becomes a wonderful panorama of color from the moving groups of gaily-dressed people. 



On pleasant Sundays 




VIKW 01" KEAl II LddKIXi; WEST FHdM I'lKl! 
Always a busy scfiie ilmiiig the seasnn. At low tiili' the oceau lecciles to a s;"'cat ilistance cxiiosiiif; a hard sandy beach twice as wide as the suiter saml 

shown in the view. 




VIKW (IK liEACH LOOKINfi KAST Fl!(lM I'lEI! 
At the Ipft is the Kiske House, u spleiidiil heaeli hotel. This jiait "f the lieach has always l>een a pDinilar promenade for thousamls of eity dwellers who 
here iluriufr tlie summer months to lireathe the strong salt air and;to enjoy the eleansing: lireezes direct from the threat hosom of the oeean. 



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ANOTHER VIEW OF THE BEACH 

With ^teul pifi in biiokgrountl — showing vehicles using the hard, sandy surface as a natural highway. The beach is an iileal caurse fur uuttnuuliiles, 
and several times the plan has been projected to hold a series of national i-acing events here. 







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WATCHING THE HATHJIRS 

No beacli offers better opportiinities for surf bathing. The shore slopes very gradually, and there is not the slightest danger from undertow. Hundreds of 
people extract a full measure of enjoyment from watching the pleasure of the merry bathers. 




A SCENE UN THE liEACH 
Bathing is not the only attraction. Many, tired of brick and mortar, find complete rest in qnietly sitting on the sand and gazing with weary eyes at the;great 

ocean and the distant horizon. The sand itself is a never-failing delight to the children. 




Cllnrrs OF liATHKUS 
Aliniit tlii-ec Immlrecl thousand p.Mn.ie aie estimated to visit Old Oriliard annually. Some stay for varying periods as guests at the hotels anil li.>arding houses, 
and thousands come on the excaiisious continually arriving- from all parts of New Kngland and Canada. The majority of this great multitude take at least one 
■■ dip " in the famous surf. 




SI KK AT (iOOClNS' RUCKS 
Tlu- full sweeij nl the sea strikes these rooks iit the font (if Iinion Avenue, and produces at times a wonderful exhibition of the ocean's force, 
the result of the impact, are thro\TO high in the air and during a storm the mightj- Wows may be heard for miles. 



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SIOONLKiHT AT I ILD ORrHAEL) BEACH 

In the moonliglit the wide expanse "f IjpmiIi is truly entniniinK. The liiight pathway of the m.ionbeams, the breakers toppeil with phcispliHreseent f.iam. and the 

dull, regular roar "I the surf form a ciinil'iiiatinu nevei to he forgotten. 










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VIKW OF UKACll NEAR CddClNS' KOCKS 
OiH* i)( the tiiiest views <(t tin* bench west ol the pier can be nl)tniiHMl from tliis point. Tlie j^reat rilibon of sand strctcliing eitlu'r way presents a scene of 



beach beauty unsurpassed by any otlicr resort in the United States. 




(;(>u<;iNS' ROCKS 

These liimous ledges at the loot of I'nion Avenue onee sheltered a party of settlers from the attaek of a superior foree of hostile Indians 
nearly overwhelmed by the returning- ocean before reinforcements dispersed the Indians with a rear attack. 



The defenders were 




ULLHtRCHAKD I'IEK 

This great structure is tifty feet uide. It is Ituilt out over tlie ocean for more than nne-thinl of a mile. Tlie pl;ttf<iiin is twenty feet above ebb tide. The promenade 

is protected by a well-built balustrade. Near the end is a Casino pavilion, the scene of many enjoyable entertainments during tlie summer season. 




BENEATH THE PIEK 
This view shows a striking perspective loiitinjL;- toward thf einl <tf the pier from uuderueath the prumi.^nade. The steel pillars rest ou foundations in the sand, 

and remain unshaken after having withstood the severe test of mauy winter gales. 




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TWO (IF OLD ORCHARDS LEADINIi HOTELS 




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Thi' Aldine 
The Allierta 



A GROUP OF WKLL-KNOWN HOTELS 




ENTRANCE TO SEASIDE PARK 
Old Orchard's popular and attractive annisenient lesort. 



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(INK OF seaside; I'AEK'S POPUI.AE ATTRACTIONS 




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OLD ORCHARD ITBLK' Hl'ILDINOS 




St. .lohii Eiiiscopal 

Porter Mfiiu trial 



St. Margaret'; 

OLD ORCHAKI) CHURCHES 



Metliudist Cliiutl 
Advent Church 




KNTRANCE TO CAMP (IROUND 

The objective point of thousands of religious enthusiasts anuually. 




TABKHNACLK AT CAMP CKOUND 

Kurt- iiKiiiy of the great rt-Ugiims leaders of the uoiki have addressed immense audiences. It lias been tlie scene of many extraordinary revivals of religions 

enthusiasm, and great sums of money have lieen raised here for missionary work. Has aeeommodations for more than ten thousand worshippers. 




LOWKl! CASCADK THE CASCADK 

The inlanil .■i.niitry suirnuniliiiK <)M ()ic-li;ml Heach infhulcs many fasriuating bits iif finest and farm scenery, inilceil. Iln 

pii^uresque lieauty. The twii illnstrated above are notable examples. 



several strikini; scenes of 




FKKN PARK 

A nire park in-ar tlu' ('amii (irouud iiuU-il lor its siik-ndiU growth olyreat trees ami 
its Willi shruhlicry. Will I tlowers flourish in profusion aiul the number of ferns gives 
a peculiar appropriateness to its name. 



Anotheiw'Cll-known Old Orchard enclosure, where nature's charm 
to those anxious to escape for a time from the crowded beach. 



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In this delightful park one ran enjoy the i-oolin^ o 



(iUILD I'AKK 
rean breezes and the comforts of proximity to_the'seashore_\vithont sacrihcing; the welcome shade 
and velvet carpet of Nature's woods. 




ANOTHER SCJ;NK IN (HIILD PARK 




KoCKS AT I'ROUT'S NECK 
Prout's Neek east of Old Orchard, f<niiis the eastern shore nf Saco Kay, and extends as a rneky promontory four miles into the 

stronghold during the Indian wars, and has now a wide reputatitm as a summer resort. 



»cpaii. It wa^i famous as a 




I'lnufs Neck is notiil fur its iiianv liin' h'ltils 



i'KOUT'S NKCK AM) CHECKLEY HOUSE 

Ttif CheckU'v located at the extreme point, ranks anii»n<i the leading summer 
from Front's Neck is uurivalled. 



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WOOD ISLAND LKiHT 

This picturesque l)j;lit stands on Wood Island, located at the mouth of the Saco River, west of Old Orchard. Wood Island «as so named from the many trees 

which once covered it. The light is sixty-two feet above the ocean and is visible for thirteen miles. It shows a red light flashing every minute. 






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